<![CDATA[who was earl grey]]>who was earl grey

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/852f54fe-f61b-4d2b-b67f-fac50cabfe31/who-was-earl-greyRSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 06:50:39 GMTSat, 28 Mar 2026 18:31:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:47:55 GMT]]>@GenXLife @joe @RikerGoogling how was Earl Grey?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/vandorb12/statuses/116315132732259297https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/vandorb12/statuses/116315132732259297Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:47:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:41:43 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling ‘s favourite cup of tea.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arendjr/statuses/116313456854831683https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arendjr/statuses/116313456854831683Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:41:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:00:47 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling Sandwich Police?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pmcg/statuses/116312116271506957https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pmcg/statuses/116312116271506957Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:00:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:47:22 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling one of the fifty shades

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/m3t00/statuses/116310412011769099https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/m3t00/statuses/116310412011769099Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:47:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:45:33 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling @SecularJeffrey famous coffee drinker

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/stevenray/statuses/116310404841346221https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/stevenray/statuses/116310404841346221Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:45:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:46:02 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling Afaik "earl grey" is not a person but a color that was originally called "early grey".
But over time people found it too hard to say and started omitting the "y", which led to the now commonly known name

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kirche.social/users/Numerfolt/statuses/116309463014423328https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kirche.social/users/Numerfolt/statuses/116309463014423328Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:46:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:00:12 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling This guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey

More here: https://www.oed.com/discover/earl-grey/?tl=true

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federate.social/users/uncleslacky/statuses/116308810981885433https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federate.social/users/uncleslacky/statuses/116308810981885433Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:00:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:43:50 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling
Earl, when he was still trying to decide between black and white? 😉

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dancingtreefrog/statuses/116308746619044907https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dancingtreefrog/statuses/116308746619044907Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:43:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:26:04 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling Pretty sure he was some guy with a *lot* of oil of bergamot sitting around that he needed to create a market for.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/Kadin2048/statuses/116308440782191601https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/Kadin2048/statuses/116308440782191601Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:26:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:07:42 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling I went to look it up and... damn, that is a rabbit hole. Turns out that we're not really sure.

It is a hot topic.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/CrypticMirror/statuses/116308368572326273https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/CrypticMirror/statuses/116308368572326273Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:07:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:44:51 GMT]]>@mistersql @RikerGoogling and was on T

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://discuss.systems/users/ricci/statuses/116308278762676808https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://discuss.systems/users/ricci/statuses/116308278762676808Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:44:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:43:21 GMT]]>@mistersql @RikerGoogling damn, beat me to it lol.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Drain/statuses/116308272855151670https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Drain/statuses/116308272855151670Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:43:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:39:45 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling The Earl of Bergamot?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://don.linxx.net/users/sternentau/statuses/116308258705057815https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://don.linxx.net/users/sternentau/statuses/116308258705057815Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:39:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:34:59 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling All we know is that he was hot.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bewitchedmind/statuses/116308239935521811https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bewitchedmind/statuses/116308239935521811Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:34:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:34:57 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling He was hot.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mistersql/statuses/116308239815220773https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mistersql/statuses/116308239815220773Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:34:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:33:41 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling Dunno but he liked it hot!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boojiee.co/users/TheShireEsq/statuses/116308234799003547https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boojiee.co/users/TheShireEsq/statuses/116308234799003547Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:33:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to who was earl grey on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:32:53 GMT]]>@RikerGoogling Why was Earl grey?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.works/users/joe/statuses/116308231677513835https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.works/users/joe/statuses/116308231677513835Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:32:53 GMT